2 1. KANUNCTJLAOE^. 



A. Anthers extrorse. 



t Fruits (aohenes) many, 1-seeded, short. 



J Sepals valvate in the bud. 



Tribe I. CLEMATIDE^. Achenes with feathery persistent 

 styles. Seed pendulous. Leaves opposite. 



1. Clematis. Oal. of 4 or 6 sepals. Pet. 0. Carp, not hurst- 

 ing, awned. Stam. and styles many. (St. woody.) 



%X Sepals imbricate in the bud. 



Tr. II. ANEMONEJE. Seed pendulous. Leaves radical or 

 alternate. 



2. Thalictbum. Cal. of 4 or 5 sepals. Pet. 0. Carp, not 

 bm-sting, without awns. Stam. and styles many. 



3. Anemone. Cal. petal-like, sep. 5 — 9. Pet. 0. Carp, not 

 bursting, tipped with the persistent sometimes feathery styles, 

 placed upon a thickened hemispherical or conical receptacle, 

 Stam. and styles many. (Fl. involuorate.) 



4. Adonis. Cal. of 6. sepals. Pet. 6 — 10, without a honey- 

 bearing pore. Carp, not bursting, without awns. Stam. 

 and styles many. 



Tr. in. RANUNCULEM. Seed erect (except in Myosurus). 

 Pet. with a honey-bearing pore at their base. 



6, MYOSUBtrs. Cal. of 5 sepals, prolonged into a spur at 

 the base. Pet. 5, with a filiform tubular claw. Stam. 5. 

 Styles many. Carp, not bursting, closely imbricate upon a 

 long JUiform receptacle. Seed pendulous. 



6. Rantjnctjltjs. Cal. of 6, rarely 8, sepals. Pet. 5, rarely 

 many, with a honey-bearing pore naked or covered by a 

 scale. Carp, not bursting, collected into a globular or oblong 

 mass. Stam. and styles many. 



tt Fruits (follicles) many-seeded, bursting, long. 



Tr. IV. HELLEBORES. Stam. many. (Pet. small, often 

 abnormal or wanting.) 



* Flowers regular. 



7. Oaltha. Cal. of 5 petal-like deciduous sepals. Pet. 0. 

 Follicles 6—10. 



